pics of your safes?

Badness · November 23, 2009, 03:10 AM

This is to all of you that have a large collection of handguns. How are your safes configured? Do you have pics of them?

I currently only own 4 pistols at the moment, 2 in my posession, 2 i pick up tomorrow. I'm curious as to how you people with 20+ handguns etc are able to store that many?

Playboypenguin · November 23, 2009, 04:25 AM

This is my handgun safe. It is a modest collection but it is not a bad one considering I have only been collecting a little over 3 years. My rifle safe is not nearly as impressive.

I bought the racks from a fellow board member that produces them.

imthegrumpyone · November 23, 2009, 05:21 AM

Safe ! don't need a safe, I've can't hardly carry all five at one time. PBP if I had your "modest" safe I'd be in the gun shop business.

spacecoast · November 23, 2009, 06:42 AM

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It is a modest collection

LOL, yeah modest by the Smithsonian's standards. With 41 handguns, you could arm a small army...

Nice job of organization by the way, how do you sort them? The 2nd row down looks to be all pistols, the 4th and 5th row revolvers.

ZEBRARANGER · November 23, 2009, 09:04 AM

Shoot, Im almost too ashamed too post my safe organization photo after PB's safe organization photo, because I'm the guy who makes the racks. This is how I had my safe organized, but I'm hoping to get a new safe for Christmas. We've been looking at safes and I think she's willing, if I contribute a little towards the purchase. If I get the one I want, this is the rack that will go in there (2nd photo). I only have 13 handguns now, so I've had this larger 13 gun rack sitting aside for a while now just waiting until I get that larger safe. This will go on the top shelf with the 5 long guns underneath.

jgcoastie · November 23, 2009, 03:31 PM

I hate you.

Very nice.

Is there another safe for all your magazines???

FLHT · November 23, 2009, 06:30 PM

I picked up this 3700 lb safe from a jewelry store that closed down. I was going to take the drawers out to make room for some long guns but they work perfectly for my hand guns w/o boxes. The secure safe within is for 380 ammo.

MrClean · November 23, 2009, 07:25 PM

FLHT.... THAT.... is kewl!! I love that look. Especially the circular door.
Very different.... I like it.

Oh yea.... PBP.... I hate you too. hehehe

bangbangshootshoot · November 23, 2009, 11:49 PM

I wanna be like Playboypenguin when I grow up.

FLHT · November 24, 2009, 12:22 AM

Thanks MrClean! I had been looking for an additional safe more along the lines of Playboy's or ZEBRARANGER's when I stumbled onto this one, which works OK for my purpose.

Rich Miranda · November 24, 2009, 12:32 AM

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The secure safe within is for 380 ammo.

FLHT, if ever they come for your .380 ammo, they'll take it and leave the guns scattered like so much trash.

.380 is like diamonds right now!

Badness · November 24, 2009, 01:26 AM

PBP - That's what you got in just over 3 years? LOL!! ok..well i shouldn't laugh. At the rate i'm going i'll probably have you beat! Right now i'm at 4 handguns and have been collecting 2 months lol. That is a great setup though. Did your safe come with those shelves or was it a normal setup with 1 or 2 shelves and the rest of the space was for rifles? If the latter did you buy those shelves or make them?

FLHT - That's a pretty cool safe. I've never seen a wooden safe before. heh. Especially one that's embeded in a wooden shelf.

Playboypenguin · November 24, 2009, 01:36 AM

Badness,

The safe did not come that way. I added the shelves. It came as shown below in a pic from my first few months of collection.

It is funny to look at that pic. The only one of those guns I still have is the Marlin rifle.

Badness · November 24, 2009, 03:36 AM

wow, i really like that safe pbp. What brand is it?

Playboypenguin · November 24, 2009, 03:41 AM

It is a basic, low-end Sentry safe. I bought it for $299 at Lowes.

Brian48 · November 24, 2009, 07:28 AM

I've got the same safe. It's crammed to the gills right now. I wish I actually bought a bigger one even through I don't have that many guns.

ZEBRARANGER · November 24, 2009, 03:18 PM

I really like that safe of yours FLHT, great find and very unique looking. Is that a wood interior?

Mick3411 · November 24, 2009, 03:29 PM

Zebra ranger I have one of your racks and love it. Great quality and looks sharp.

Mick

OrygunMike · November 24, 2009, 03:30 PM

PlayboyPenguin ... fantastic looking setup!

How did you hang/set/attach the shelves?

jal5 · November 24, 2009, 03:36 PM

PlayboyPenguin-

I didn't know Lowes even sold safes. Is that one rated for fire protection? I may have to look into one at our Lowes.

Joe

FLHT · November 24, 2009, 06:21 PM

Quote:

I really like that safe of yours FLHT, great find and very unique looking. Is that a wood interior?

Thanks!

No it's all metal inside, and out, with the "optional woodgrain upgrade". The original owner bought it new from Mosler in (I believe) 1940. He gave me the original invoice and shipping bill of lading which is kinda cool. This is a picture of the tags on it, which I really don't understand.

Ryder · November 24, 2009, 08:37 PM

Wow, those are really nice racks! I just submitted an order for the 12 gun greystone. I have 11 handguns, they're scattered around on the 3 upper shelves.

Can hardly wait to get organized. It's going to look beautimous!

ritepath · November 24, 2009, 08:47 PM

FLHT.....I want a safe inside my safe.

4hr rating....nice...really nice.

Badness · November 24, 2009, 09:00 PM

***, is that gandalf's staff you have there in your safe ryder? LOL

Ryder · November 24, 2009, 09:14 PM

Devil's Walking Stick (Aralia spinosa)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aralia_spinosa

Not something you want to stumble upon in the dark

November 23, 2009, 03:10 AM	#1
Badness Member Join Date: September 27, 2009 Posts: 87	pics of your safes? This is to all of you that have a large collection of handguns. How are your safes configured? Do you have pics of them? I currently only own 4 pistols at the moment, 2 in my posession, 2 i pick up tomorrow. I'm curious as to how you people with 20+ handguns etc are able to store that many?

November 23, 2009, 05:21 AM	#3
imthegrumpyone Senior Member Join Date: July 3, 2007 Location: spring tx Posts: 1,037	Safe ! don't need a safe, I've can't hardly carry all five at one time. PBP if I had your "modest" safe I'd be in the gun shop business. __________________ chambered and unlocked

November 23, 2009, 09:04 AM	#5
ZEBRARANGER Senior Member Join Date: May 6, 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 620	Shoot, Im almost too ashamed too post my safe organization photo after PB's safe organization photo, because I'm the guy who makes the racks. This is how I had my safe organized, but I'm hoping to get a new safe for Christmas. We've been looking at safes and I think she's willing, if I contribute a little towards the purchase. If I get the one I want, this is the rack that will go in there (2nd photo). I only have 13 handguns now, so I've had this larger 13 gun rack sitting aside for a while now just waiting until I get that larger safe. This will go on the top shelf with the 5 long guns underneath. Last edited by ZEBRARANGER; November 23, 2009 at 05:39 PM.

November 23, 2009, 03:31 PM	#6
jgcoastie Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2009 Location: Kodiak, Alaska Posts: 2,118	PBP I hate you. Very nice. Is there another safe for all your magazines??? __________________ "To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them." -Richard Henry Lee, Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress, initiator of the Declaration of Independence, and member of the first Senate, which passed the Bill of Rights.

November 23, 2009, 07:25 PM	#8
MrClean Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 2008 Location: State of Confusion Posts: 336	FLHT.... THAT.... is kewl!! I love that look. Especially the circular door. Very different.... I like it. Oh yea.... PBP.... I hate you too. hehehe __________________ I'm like a Fat Kid on a Playground..... " I ain't Playin' " Lifetime NRA, USPSA, HCSO, CRS Club

November 23, 2009, 04:25 AM	#2
Playboypenguin Junior member Join Date: February 27, 2006 Location: Great Pacific Northwest Posts: 11,515	This is my handgun safe. It is a modest collection but it is not a bad one considering I have only been collecting a little over 3 years. My rifle safe is not nearly as impressive. I bought the racks from a fellow board member that produces them.

November 23, 2009, 06:30 PM	#7
FLHT Junior Member Join Date: November 14, 2009 Location: WV Posts: 5	I picked up this 3700 lb safe from a jewelry store that closed down. I was going to take the drawers out to make room for some long guns but they work perfectly for my hand guns w/o boxes. The secure safe within is for 380 ammo.

November 23, 2009, 11:49 PM	#9
bangbangshootshoot Senior Member Join Date: February 6, 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 231	I wanna be like Playboypenguin when I grow up.

November 24, 2009, 12:22 AM	#10
FLHT Junior Member Join Date: November 14, 2009 Location: WV Posts: 5	Thanks MrClean! I had been looking for an additional safe more along the lines of Playboy's or ZEBRARANGER's when I stumbled onto this one, which works OK for my purpose.

November 24, 2009, 01:26 AM	#12
Badness Member Join Date: September 27, 2009 Posts: 87	PBP - That's what you got in just over 3 years? LOL!! ok..well i shouldn't laugh. At the rate i'm going i'll probably have you beat! Right now i'm at 4 handguns and have been collecting 2 months lol. That is a great setup though. Did your safe come with those shelves or was it a normal setup with 1 or 2 shelves and the rest of the space was for rifles? If the latter did you buy those shelves or make them? FLHT - That's a pretty cool safe. I've never seen a wooden safe before. heh. Especially one that's embeded in a wooden shelf.

November 24, 2009, 01:36 AM	#13
Playboypenguin Junior member Join Date: February 27, 2006 Location: Great Pacific Northwest Posts: 11,515	Badness, The safe did not come that way. I added the shelves. It came as shown below in a pic from my first few months of collection. It is funny to look at that pic. The only one of those guns I still have is the Marlin rifle.

November 24, 2009, 03:36 AM	#14
Badness Member Join Date: September 27, 2009 Posts: 87	wow, i really like that safe pbp. What brand is it?

November 24, 2009, 03:41 AM	#15
Playboypenguin Junior member Join Date: February 27, 2006 Location: Great Pacific Northwest Posts: 11,515	It is a basic, low-end Sentry safe. I bought it for $299 at Lowes.

November 24, 2009, 07:28 AM	#16
Brian48 Senior Member Join Date: December 21, 2001 Location: Boston, People's Republic of MA Posts: 1,615	I've got the same safe. It's crammed to the gills right now. I wish I actually bought a bigger one even through I don't have that many guns.

November 24, 2009, 03:18 PM	#17
ZEBRARANGER Senior Member Join Date: May 6, 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 620	I really like that safe of yours FLHT, great find and very unique looking. Is that a wood interior?

November 24, 2009, 03:29 PM	#18
Mick3411 Member Join Date: March 1, 2009 Location: Dayton OH Posts: 55	Zebra ranger I have one of your racks and love it. Great quality and looks sharp. Mick __________________ Mick

November 24, 2009, 03:30 PM	#19
OrygunMike Junior Member Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: Orygun Posts: 9	How did you install the shelves? PlayboyPenguin ... fantastic looking setup! How did you hang/set/attach the shelves? __________________ Statistics are like bikinis -- both reveal an awful lot, but both also hide all the important stuff.

November 24, 2009, 03:36 PM	#20
jal5 Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2009 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 419	PlayboyPenguin- I didn't know Lowes even sold safes. Is that one rated for fire protection? I may have to look into one at our Lowes. Joe __________________ We live in the greatest country on Earth- always be thankful!

November 24, 2009, 08:37 PM	#22
Ryder Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 222	Wow, those are really nice racks! I just submitted an order for the 12 gun greystone. I have 11 handguns, they're scattered around on the 3 upper shelves. Can hardly wait to get organized. It's going to look beautimous!

November 24, 2009, 08:47 PM	#23
ritepath Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,419	FLHT.....I want a safe inside my safe. 4hr rating....nice...really nice.

November 24, 2009, 09:00 PM	#24
Badness Member Join Date: September 27, 2009 Posts: 87	***, is that gandalf's staff you have there in your safe ryder? LOL

November 24, 2009, 09:14 PM	#25
Ryder Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 222	Devil's Walking Stick (Aralia spinosa) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aralia_spinosa Not something you want to stumble upon in the dark

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